When you visit our Web site, we will not collect
personal information unless you choose to use services that ask for personal
information. Your personal information will not be disclosed or used for
purposes other than those explained below, except with your consent or as
required by law. Personal information will be retained only as long as
necessary for the fulfillment of those purposes. NTGO will not send you
unsolicited electronic messages and we will not permit third parties, such as
service providers under government contract, to do so.

When you browse or download information from most web
sites, including this one, limited amounts of information are collected for
traffic monitoring and statistical purposes. You cannot be identified from this
information. The information is analyzed for operational trends, performance,
and ways to improve the site. Examples of this type of information
include:

Names of Internet Service Providers from which our
site is accessed;

Dates and times our site is accessed;

Types and versions of the browsers used to access
our site and the operating systems of the computers being used; and

Pages most commonly visited.

In order to download certain items or to place orders
from our site, you must create an account so that you can log in. The only
information required to create an account is:

an email address; and

a User Group category.

The email address is used to send you a new password
if you request one. If you place an order, the email address also serves as our
point of contact with you for establishing payment and delivery options. You
may also choose to provide a name, numbers, and mailing address for order
delivery, and a second contact name, number and email for payment information.
This information is stored in our secure Oracle database for those purposes
alone.

The details of your order or download are not stored. The number of times any report is ordered or downloaded is tracked, along with the User Group Category of the account which accessed it; but this information cannot be linked to individuals.

Yes. Cookies provide a way of allowing users to store
items in their own "shopping cart". A cookie is a small piece of data stored on
the user's computer by the user's Web browser, as instructed by a Web site
server. A cookie is not a program, code or plug-in. These cookies do not
contain personally identifying information, do not give anyone access to
anything on your hard drive, and cannot do anything to your
computer.

Our site uses two types of cookies: Session and
Persistent. If you make shopping cart transactions during your visit to our Web
site, a session cookie is set. This cookie is used only during your
online session and expires when you close the browser. Your browser exchanges
information with our Web server, and the session cookie helps by reminding our
server of which computer is making the request.

A persistent cookie is set when you select the
"Automatic Login" option. This cookie is stored on your hard drive to
"remember" information about your preferences and passwords so you do not have
to re-introduce yourself every time you come to our Web sites. The cookie is
deleted when you deselect the "Automatic Login" option.

You can set your browser to detect and reject
cookies, to accept cookies from all sites, or to prompt you whenever a site
wants to send you a cookie. If you choose to refuse cookies, you may not be
able to access some of the features on our site. Check your browser's "Help"
files to find out how to program your web browser's cookie settings.

No. Links to sites created and maintained by other
public and/or private sector organizations are provided solely for your
information and convenience. When you link to an outside Web site, you are
leaving the Northwest Territories Geoscience Office web site and are subject to the
privacy and security policies of that site's owners. You are encouraged to read
their privacy statements to understand how they handle personal information.

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